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The editors liked
Better stability
More functions
Clean interface
Broad format and metadata support
Lots of options for sharing
Free upgrade to Expression Media 2
Insert graphics easily via Element Gallery
Universal binary
Faster on Intel Macs
No more floating toolbars
Universal Binary
OpenXML support
Useful Elements Gallery
Word now matches Pages as a page layout tool
Home & Student edition particularly good value
Good looks that encompass deeper features than other Mac productivity software
Business users get full Word mail merge
Robust Excel spreadsheets and better tools in Entourage
Desktop publishing features deliver more polished documents
Runs on Intel...
Interface
My Day widget
Usability
The editors didn't like
The ridiculous price
No upgrade over iView MediaPro 3
Expensive
No Visual Basic support in Excel
Mostly just cosmetic changes
Dull graphics in Elements Gallery
Sometime lacklustre performance
No support for Visual Basic macros
PowerPoint still looks weak compared with Keynote
Saves work in new file formats by default
Excel drops Visual Basic support
Features dont match the depth of those in Office 2007 for Windows
Abstract: Entourage is a strong mail program. Its coupled with an address book, calendar, notes, tasks, and a project center that works with the rest of Office 2008. Theres much to like with Entourage, and I do like it. However, as you push Entourage to acce...
Abstract: Excel, under the original name Multiplan, was one of the first Macintosh software programs, long before there ever was a Windows. Now, after all these years, this staple of office, financial, and scientific calculation is still commanding respect. An...
Abstract: For those of us who remember it, there will never be a version of Word as good as version 5.1. It was a tight, full, and well-balanced program. Word 6 was not only viciously bloated, but you could go out to dinner while it booted up. Starting with Of...
Abstract: As you probably have heard by now, Microsoft (via the Mac BU (Macintosh Business Unit)) has a new version of Office 2008, with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage, and (what once was iView) the newly renamed Expression Media. Probably the biggest and ...
Abstract: If pricing is not an issue, pretty well as this version adds a lot more function and flexibility, as well as compatibility, but is going to face the uphill battle of want vs. need. In this case, I think “need” is where the most users w...
Abstract: The Citation templates in Word are the second major feature — at least I consider them major because I write a lot. The templates format citations for you — from Associated Press style to Modern Language Association style — with a click...
Abstract: Regardless of which processor your Mac sports, this version of Office is solid -- its not just easier to use, but also sports several useful improvements over previous versions. If you dont have a copy of Office already, this is the one to get. For t...
Abstract: Suite-Wide Features The addition of the Elements Gallery features across the most-used apps makes Office 2008 far more usable than ever before. But the new default document formats are iffy at best. Project Gallery A familiar sight for current Offic...
Abstract: Microsoft Office 2008, Word 2008 Review and First impressionCompany: MicrosoftI did not install my copy of Office 2008 when it first arrived, letting it rather sit on my desk for weeks. That is because I am still running on PPC machines, and the web w...
So how does Office 2008 for Mac stack up in the end? As we stated when we started off this review, its components are now universal applications and that alone will sell the suite to the number of users who have purchased an Intel Mac in the last two ...
